sui generis
adjective
formaluk/ˌsuː.iː ˈdʒen.ər.ɪs/us/ˌsuː.iː ˈdʒen.ər.ɪs/not like anyone or anythingelse:
独特的，特有的，自成一类的In the Americanacademysheremainssui generis, one of akind.在美国学术界，她仍然是独树一帜，独一无二。
Heproducedasteadystreamofsuperbcomicnovelsand sui generisnon-fiction.他创作了大量优秀的漫画小说和独特的非虚构作品。
Synonym
unique
- William Trevor is not theIrishChekhov. He is, Ithink, sui generis.
- During thisperiod, fewmajorcomposerscame out ofEngland, with the sui generisexceptionof Arthur Sullivan.
- He has been makingfilmssince 1988 and hasestablishedhimself as sui generis in hisviewpointandstyle.
- Amidst theproliferationoffoodbooks,foodmagazinesandfoodtelevision,JohnHaney'smemoiris sui generis.
Unique and unusual
- accidental
- alt-
- alternative
- be marked out assomethingidiom
- be one of a kindidiom
- guerrilla
- incongruous
- inimitable
- irreplaceable
- larger than lifeidiom
- personalized
- quaintly
- quaintness
- quirkiness
- quirky
- uniquely
- unmatchable
- unmatched
- unparalleled
- unrivalled